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We're not the same, dear, as we used to be
The seasons have changed and so have we
There was little we could say, and even less we could do
To stop the ice from getting thinner under me and you
We bury our love in the wintery grave
A lump in the snow was all that remained
But we stayed by its side as the days turned to weeks
And the ice kept getting thinner with every word that we'd speak
And when spring arrived
We were taken by surprise when the floes under our feet bled into the sea
And nothing was left for you and me
We're not the same, dear
And it seems to me
There's nowhere we can go
With nothing underneath
And it saddens me to say
But we both know, well, it's true
That the ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
The ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
The seasons have changed and so have we
There was little we could say, and even less we could do
To stop the ice from getting thinner under me and you
We bury our love in the wintery grave
A lump in the snow was all that remained
But we stayed by its side as the days turned to weeks
And the ice kept getting thinner with every word that we'd speak
And when spring arrived
We were taken by surprise when the floes under our feet bled into the sea
And nothing was left for you and me
We're not the same, dear
And it seems to me
There's nowhere we can go
With nothing underneath
And it saddens me to say
But we both know, well, it's true
That the ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
The ice was getting thinner
Under me and you
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And here we have the closing of the concept for Narrow Stairs.
Our character is talking to Cath, realizing that they've changed as people. They abandon their love in the snow, but still cling onto it. But they hold on to long, for spring arrives and melts the ice beneath them, and everything collapses under their feet. And that is when they truly realize that they weren't meant to be, and that the ice was getting thinner under them the whole time. And sadly, this is where our story ends.
It's a sad and depressing story. It's a very dark album, but it's somehow compelling. Hopefully my interpretations were somewhat accurate. Hope you all enjoyed it!